Asked by Aaminah

The kettle in Keith’s kitchen is 80% full. After 20% of the water in it has been poured out, there are 1152ml of water left.

What volume of water does Keith’s kitchen kettle hold when it is full?

Answers

Answered by Potato
When the kettle is full, it holds 1800ml of water.
Answered by Bosnian
80% = 80 / 100 = 0.8

20% = 20 / 100 = 0.2

When 20% of water is poured out of it, 0.8 • 0.2 = 0.16 volume will be poured.

New volume of water will be:

0.8 V - 0.16 V = 0.64 V

Or:

100% - 20% = 80%

New volume of water will be

80% of 80% volume = 0.8 • 0.8 V =

= 0.64 V

This means:

0.64 V = 1152

V = 1152 / 0.64 = 1800 mL
Answered by mathhelper
volume of kettle ---- x ml

amount of water in kettle at start = .8x
after 20% of that was removed, amount left = (.8)(.8x) = .64x

.64x = 1152
x = 1152/.64 = 1800 ml
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